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BOSTON: 

PRESS OF JOHN WILSON AND SON. 
1865. 

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At a meeting of the Government of the "National Association 
OF Wool Manufacturers," held at Boston, Dec. 21, 1864: — "on 
motion of Mr. N. Kingsbury, it was — 

" Voted, That the President be requested to prepare and print a 
statement of the objects and plan of the Association, with such explana- 
tions and remarks as he may deem appropriate ; appending thereto 
an account of its organization, its Articles of Association, and By- 
Laws, a list of its Officers and Members, and the proceedings of this 
meeting ; and that he transmit copies of the pamphlet to the several 
members of the Association, and to such other persons as he may 
think likely to take an interest in the cause." 



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STATEMENT. 



TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF 
WOOL MANUFACTURERS. 

Agreeably to a vote of the Government of the Association, 
I send you, with its Constitution and By-laws, an account of 
its organization, a list of its officers and members, and the 
proceedings thus far of its Executive Board. It is in accord- 
ance with the same vote, that I respectfully ask your atten- 
tion to a few preliminary remarks on the character and 
purposes of the society which we have just formed. 

Knowing, as all men know and acknowledge, that union is 
strength, nothing is more natural than that those who are 
devoted to the same pursuits, and whose interests are, by 
consequence, essentially alike, should endeavor to avail them- 
selves of the evident advantage which belongs to associated 
action. If our countrymen engaged in the manufacture of 
wool have been somewhat slow in coming to this point, the 
delay may be ascribed, in part at least, to the depressed and 
precarious condition, in time past, of this particular industry. 
For a good many years it was under the necessity of con- 
tending, with very unequal strength, against a foreign compe- 
tition most active and vigilant, and enjoying all the advantage 
which belongs to abundant capital, to low rates of interest, 
low-priced labor, skilled and concentrated action, and long- 
established business connections. Meanwhile the national 
legislation, which alone could enable our American producers 



to prosecute the contest on terms of comparative equality, 
was often unfriendly and always uncertain. With no relief 
from Government, and Avith faint hope of it, scattered widely 
over the country, and knowing very little of each other, 
exhausted and discouraged in the struggle to keep their own 
heads above water, we can hardly wonder that the wool 
manufacturers neglected so long to adopt measures for acting 
in concert. 

Of late, as I am happy to acknowledge, there has been a 
change greatly for the better ; and we may rejoice at it, not 
merely that one class in the community is reaping the just 
reward of its exertions, but because every real advance made 
by one producing interest is just so much added to the 
strength and well-being of the nation. This improvement in 
the woollen interest of the United States had begun before 
the breaking-out of the Rebellion. The Morrill Tariif, so 
naturally assailed by our foreign rivals, and so mistakenly 
condemned by many nearer home, will hereafter be gratefully 
acknowledged as a most important step in the progress of 
American manufactures. And while the immense aid, which, 
in the progress of a gigantic contest, has been rendered to 
the nation by its productive industry, cannot fail to make the 
value and importance of that industry more generally felt, 
the vast financial exigencies which the conflict is imposing 
upon us naturally involve the continuance of friendly legis- 
lation. 

Having been commenced under such circumstances, the 
present movement of the wool manufacturers may justly be 
regarded as timely and auspicious. That its action may be 
judicious, and its results beneficial, it is undoubtedly desirable 
that the objects and aims of our Association should be rightly 
understood, not only by those who are connected with it, but 
by all who may take an interest in its operations. 

I have already alluded to what may be regarded as a 



primary motive in every society formed among men. Un- 
questionably, we combine our eiforts in order to make them 
more efficient. We intend, and we expect to accomplish, a 
good deal more in this way than we could possibly accomplish 
by separate, individual action. We hope and we mean to 
make ourselves known as a power in the community, but by 
no means as a power to be dreaded. At the very outset, and 
with perfect sincerity, we disclaim the intention of assuming 
an attitude in any respect antagonistic to other great inter- 
ests. It is, indeed, one leading object of our combination, 
that through it we may be enabled to work more understand- 
ingly, more harmoniously, more successfully with others, and 
especially with those whose pursuits are more or less con- 
nected with our own. We believe that there can be no 
greater mistake than to suppose, that any of the great indus- 
tries of the country are opposed to each other, either in 
interest or policy. We trust that it will be an early, a con- 
stant, and a cherished object of the Association to promote 
harmony and co-operation among the different classes of 
American producers. 

As another good result of our combination, we may hope 
that it will supply, to some extent, that want of concentration 
which has always been a serious disadvantage to the wool 
manufacturers of our widely extended country. The aid 
which concentration gives in the prosecution of every kind 
of business, is too obvious and too well known to call for 
much elucidation. Through the mere proximity of those 
who are engaged in the same or similar pursuits, the results 
of specific knowledge and experience are constantly accu- 
mulated, and readily imparted. In such a community may 
always be found the men, the material, and the implements 
which its own specialty requires. Of the advantages thus 
conferred we might adduce many instances. It was this 
which gave to New Bedford, in the days of the whale-fishery, 



advantages for its prosecution that were possessed by no 
other place ; and to the same fact is due the superiority of 
the shoe business, as conducted in Boston and its vicinity, 
over the same interest wherever else it has been tried. Simi- 
lar examples are furnished by some of our own great centres 
of cotton manufacture. But in England the principle has 
been much more fully tested. No one need be told that it is 
to skill in the working of metals that Birmingham and Shef- 
field owe their wealth and greatness ; that Manchester is one 
vast workshop for cotton ; or that Leeds, Halifax, Hudders- 
field, and Bradford are devoted almost exclusively to the 
manipulation of wool. These results cannot be regarded as 
accidental. If there be any one thing which our British 
competitors fully understand, it is the business of manufac- 
turing ; and their practice in this respect shows what impor- 
tance they attach to the principle of concentration. The 
facilities which they enjoy for carrying it into effect — facili- 
ties due, partly at least, to their insular position and small 
extent of territory — must be reckoned as not the smallest 
of those positive advantages on their side, against which we, 
as manufacturers, have had to contend. 

The beneficial influences of nearness and contiguity being 
so great and so manifest, we may expect that they will be 
more and more sought and secured among us, as the great 
manufacturing interests of the country become increasingly 
strong and stable. Meanwhile, let us do what we can to 
remedy the inconveniences and disadvantages resulting from 
our isolated and dispersed condition. And here let me remind 
you, that a very important object of the Association is the 
collection and diffusion of information on all those subjects in 
which we as manufacturers are particularly interested. Since 
we cannot see for ourselves the actual operations of our fel- 
low-laborers in the field ; denied, as we are, the pleasure and 
advantage of personal intercourse and mutual impartation of 



successful and unsuccessful experience, — we propose to use 
the next best agency within our reach, that of intercommuni- 
cation through associated action. 

As one means of accomplishing this, we are to have a 
Secretaey, — a paid and permanent officer, whose time and 
talents will be devoted to the interests of the Association, 
The duty of receiving and collecting information on all mat- 
ters of moment to the members, and the task of selecting, 
arranging, publishing, and diffusing the same, will, of course, 
devolve on him. To his office, as a central point, the various 
streams of intelligence will naturally tend, only to flow out 
again to the furthest limits of the Association. 

In harmony with the duties of this officer, and destined, I 
hope, to prove largely auxiliary to them, I may mention the 
Committees. 

Special Committees will be appointed on particular sub- 
jects, as occasion may require ; while three of our Standing 
Committees will be permanently devoted to the objects of the 
Society. 

We have, for instance, a Committee on Statistics. No 
one will contend that a business like ours can be profitably or 
safely conducted without constant and accurate information 
of the kind, which it is the province of this Committee to 
collect and supply. 

It is equally certain that the whole subject of Machinery 
is one of paramount importance to the manufacturer. Amid 
the multitude of new inventions, proposed improvements, and 
alleged discoveries, it is easy to see how useful to him may 
be the investigations and reports of an intelligent and expe- 
rienced Committee. 

Not less important than the instruments we use, is the 
Material on which we operate ; and here will come in the 
valuable contributions of another Committee, to which is 
assigned the duty of " taking into consideration the origin 



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and extent of the various raw materials used by the wool 
manufacturers of the United States, especially the supply 
and consumption of wool, the amount and character of the 
home growth, and the means best calculated to increase and 
diversify it." 

No argument is needed to show, that able and intelligent 
men on these Committees, — experts in their particular de- 
partments, — will possess opportunities and advantages for 
the acquisition of information far beyond those which are 
enjoyed by any individual manufacturer. By the judicious 
application of a principle well understood, — to wit, the divi- 
sion of labor, — they will be enabled not only to extend their 
inquiries over a wide field, but to make them exact and thor- 
ough ; and I cannot but anticipate, from their investigations 
and reports, results of great value, not only to the members, 
but to the whole community. I think, gentlemen, you will 
readily perceive, that information so useful and so authentic, 
frequently distributed among all the members of our Asso- 
ciation, will serve, in some measure, as a remedy for the 
inconveniences which we all experience, though in different 
degrees, from our want of nearness to each other. 

To the same desirable end will our fraternity conduce, 
just so far as it shall, in any way, promote acquaintanceship 
and intercourse among those who avail themselves of its 
membership. From its catalogue Ave may, at least, know who 
our associates are, and where they are to be found. The 
annual meetings will enable the manufacturers to become 
personally acquainted, and, opening the way to conversation 
and correspondence, will present many opportunities, that 
might not otherwise occur, for collecting the results of their 
respective experience. 

There is another way in which the Association may, if 
it chooses, provide a medium of communication and a reposi- 
tory of facts of practical application. I refer to the addi- 



tion of a department, in connection with the oflBce of the 
Secretary, for receiving and imparting intelligence ; where 
those who seek and those who give employment may hear 
of each other ; where those who make and those who use 
machinery may learn each other's wants ; and to which 
those who furnish and those who v/ork up the raw material 
could alike resort, and with marked advantage. I say the 
Society may have this facility, if it see fit. It implies some 
additional expense. It involves the employment of a special 
clerk or agent. That its benefit would well repay us for the 
moderate outlay, I have no doubt. 

As our success in carrying out what is legitimate and 
practicable must depend somewhat on right understanding 
of what we can and what we cannot do, I may be permitted 
here to suggest, that this Association is not a combination 
among the manufacturers of a particular class, to fix the 
prices of their fabrics, or to control the markets. Probably 
there are very few among us who have thought so little on 
the great laws of trade, or who know so little of human 
nature, as not to see that any such attempt would bring con- 
fusion into business, and, in addition to the odium which it 
would devolve on its authors, would be ultimately injurious 
to their interests. Let us not forget, however, that there is 
a way in which the operations of our Society may have a 
natural and a wholesome influence on the course of trade. 
Just so far as it shall aid in ascertaining the exact condition 
of the demand and the supply, and in keeping the producer 
constantly acquainted with the actual relations of those two 
important quantities, will it contribute to the normal and 
healthy adjustment of the same. 

I would add, also, that it does not come within the scope 
and design of our union to employ its power as an Associa- 
tion, either in furthering or opposing any merely private 
schemes or interests. It is easy to conceive, that objects of 



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this kind may present themselves, in regard to which a large 
majority of the Association would think alike, and which 
they might strongly wish either to promote or to discourage. 
We can but hope, that any such temptation to a precedent 
full of danger and mischief will be promptly repelled. 

I have mentioned the advantages, in respect of information 
upon topics connected with our own business pursuits, which 
members of the Association may hope to receive through its 
appointed agencies. 1 think it is reasonable to expect, that 
these benefits will, at times, extend beyond the circle for which 
they are primarily intended ; and doubt not that the heads 
of departments at Washington, Committees and Members of 
Congress, when about to report or to legislate on matters con- 
nected with the woollen manufacture, will avail themselves of 
the information which it will be in our power to impart, and 
which is not likely to be accessible through any other 
channel. 

I have already alluded to the friendly attitude which this 
Society assumes in the outset, and wishes ever to preserve, 
towards the other great interests of the country. It is our 
belief that the important industries of the nation will most 
effectually promote their own advantage and the public pros- 
perity, by moving hand in hand in regard to those questions 
of national policy which affect the condition and prospects of 
the working and producing classes. The opposition of inter- 
ests, which has sometimes been thought to exist between 
men whose pursuits are different and yet allied, — as between 
those, for instance, who grow a raw material and those who 
manipulate it, — is, I believe, always imaginary, and cannot 
fail to disappear under a careful consideration of principles 
and facts. So far as our Society, by its action or by its bear- 
ing, shall contribute to the removal of misapprehension and 
prejudice, the result will be gratifying to us all. 

For the successful accomplishment of our objects, it is 



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desirable that our membership should be large, and that the 
spirit already manifested should be cherished and sustained. 
Our Association, like all other leagues among men, must owe 
its strength and its success as well to numbers as to a zealous 
co-operation. By increasing our membership, we enlarge not 
only the field of our usefulness, but the means for its cultiva- 
' tion For such augmentation, our reliance must be mainly on 
the personal aid and influence of those who have already 
ioined us. The subject is specially commended to your 
attention; and, to facilitate the nomination of candidates, 
a form of the notice required by our By-laws wiU accompany 

this pamphlet. ^ r c ^ 

In this brief outline of our objects and aims, I am far from 
professing to cover the whole ground. Indeed, it is not im- 
probable that occasions for action, and modes of operation, 
may yet come up, which none but a prophet could now fore- 
see Suffice it for the present, that there is enough before 
us to employ whatever energies the Association may possess. 

Respectfully, 

E. B. BIGELOW, 

President. 



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ORGANIZATION. 



The want of some organization capable of united and sys- 
tematic action has long been felt among those who are 
engaged in the woollen manufacture. With a view to sup- 
plying this deficiency, or, at least, to ascertain the opinion 
and wishes of those who are most directly interested in the 
matter, the following Circular was issued last summer. 

CIRCULAR. 

You are invited to meet the undersigned at the Massasoit House, in 
Springfield, Mass., on Wednesday, the fifth day of October next, at 12 o'clock, m., 
for the purpose of consultation, and, if it should be thought advisable, of form- 
ing a National Association of Woollen Manufacturers, for our mutual interest and 
advantage. 

Edward Harris Woonsocket, R. I. 

R. G. Hazard Peacedale, „ 

Stephen T. Olney, Treasurer Wanskuck Co. . . . Providence, „ 

Joshua Stetson, Treasurer Washington Mills . . . Boston, Mass. 
Walter Hastings, Treasurer Merrimack Mills . . . 
T. QuiNCY Browne, Treasurer Assabet Manuf. Co . 

C. L. Harding, Treasurer Lowell Manuf. Co. . . . 

J. Wiley Edmands 

E. B. BiGELOW 

A. C. Russell, Agent Berkshire Woollen Co. . . . Gt. Barrington, Mass. 

T. Clapp, Jun., Agent Pontoosuc Woollen Manuf. Co. Pittsfield, Mass. 

Pittsfield Woollen Co „ „ 

Taconic Mills „ ,, 

Leonard & Van Sickler „ ,, 

L. Pomeroy's Sons „ ,, 

D. & H. Stearns „ ,, 

Peck & Kilbourn ,, „ 

J. Barker & Brothers „ „ 

S. N. & C. Russell „ „ 

Henry Colt „ „ 

J. Z. & C. Goodrich & Co Stockbridge, Mass. 

Blackinton & Phillips South Adams, 

P. W. Hinsdale & Brother Hinsdale, 

Messinger & Wright Worcester, 

ChAMBERLIN & BURROUGH „ 

J. H. Perry's Sons Webster, 

Acq. 10, 1864. 



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In response to this call, a large number of the leading 
wool manufacturers of the country assembled at the time and 
place above designated. These representatives of a great 
producing interest came from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New 
York, — from New Jersey, Maryland, and Delaware, — and 
ffom each of the six New-England States. 

The Convention was organized by choosing Theodore S. 
Faxton, of Utica, N.Y., President ; J. L. Peck, of Pittsfield, 
Mass., Secretary ; and George Maxwell, of Rockville, Conn., 
Assistant Secretary. 

Many gentlemen addressed the meeting, with strong ex- 
pressions of interest in the cause, and with but one opinion 
as to the importance and desirableness of the object which 
had brought them together. The actual magnitude of the 
woollen interest in the United States, its rapid rate of 
increase, and its inevitable requirements in the future, were 
well presented in the course of the discussion, and com- 
manded the entire assent of the assembly. The Convention 
then resolved unanimously that it would proceed to the forma- 
tion of a National Association of Wool Manufacturers ; those 
who were present pledging themselves to become members 
of the same. 

To carry this resolution into effect, a Committee of eleven 
was appointed to prepare a plan of organization, and report 
at an adjourned meeting of the Convention, to be held at the 
same place, on the 30th of November following. The mem- 
bers of this Committee were — 



E. B. BiGELOW, Boston, Mass. 
Edward Harris, Woonsocket, R.I. 
T. S. Faxton, Utica, N.Y. 
N. Kingsbury, Hartford, Conn. 
Theo. Pomeroy, Pittsfield, Mass. 
S. Woodward, "Woodstock, Vt. 



J. Wiley Edmands, Boston, Mass. 
J. W. Stitt, New York, N.Y. 
S. Blackinton, Adams, Mass. 
J. J. Robinson, Rockville, Conn. 
H. H. CiiAMBERLiN, Worcester, Ms. 



There was a full and even increased attendance at the 



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adjourned meeting. The Report of the Committee was read 
and accepted. The Convention was then dissolved ; and its 
recent members proceeded to organize an Association, by 
adopting the Articles and By-laws which had been presented 
by the Committee, and by choosing officers, as therein pre- 
scribed. 



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ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION. 



Whereas the manufacture of wool constitutes an im- 
portant branch of national industry, largely involving the 
labor and capital of the country ; and whereas its future 
growth and permanent success require greater co-opera- 
tion, on the part of those engaged in it, than has heretofore 
existed, — 

Therefore, we the subscribers, for the purpose of pro- 
moting more effectually, by all appropriate means, the ad- 
vancement and prosperity of the woollen interest, agree to 
associate ourselves together under the name of " The Na- 
tional Association of Wool Manufacturers," and be governed 
by such rules and by-laws as the Association may from time 
to time adopt. 

BY-LAWS. 

Section I. 
Members and their Election. 
1. All persons whose names are enrolled as members of 
the Conventions of Wool Manufacturers, held at Springfield 
may become members by subscribing the Articles of Asso- 
ciation. 



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2. From and after the adoption of these By-laws, mem- 
bers shall be elected only at meetings of the Government ; 
and no person shall be eligible to membership, who is not 
proposed for election by some actual member, by written 
notice to the President or Secretary ; and no person shall 
be admitted, if five or more negatives are given against 
him. 

3. The Government, at any duly organized meeting, 
may elect corresponding and honorary members by the 
unanimous vote of the members present. 

4. Each person admitted as a member of the Associa- 
tion, except corresponding and honorary members, shall 
pay to the Secretary the sum of twenty-five dollars as an 
admission-fee. 

5. Every member shall pay in advance an annual as- 
sessment of twenty-five dollars to the Secretary, in addi- 
tion to the admission-fee ; and, upon the refusal or failure 
by any member to pay such assessments, his name shall 
be presented to the Government ; and, upon their vote, be 
struck from the list of members. 

6. Any member who shall have paid his assessments in 
full may withdraw his membership, by giving written no- 
tice thereof to the Secretary. 

Section II. 

Officers and their Election, 

1. The oflScers of the Association shall consist of a 
President, three Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, 
not less than thirty nor more than fifty Directors, and the 
members of the Standing Committees hereinafter desig- 
nated, who together shall constitute the Government of 
the Association ; and nine of whom shall constitute a quo- 
rum for the transaction of business. 



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2. The Government shall have power to hold meetings 
at such times and places as they may think proper ; to 
appoint Committees on particular subjects, from the mem- 
bers of the Government, or from other members of the 
Association, with full powers to act on such Committees as 
though members of the Government; to appropriate the 
funds of the Association ; to print and circulate documents, 
and publish articles in the newspapers ; to carry on cor- 
respondence, and otherwise communicate with other asso- 
ciations interested in the growth or manufacture of wool ; 
to employ agents, and to devise and carry into execution 
such other measures as they may deem proper and expe- 
dient to promote the objects of the Association. 

3. After the first choice, all the officers of the Associa- 
tion, except the Secretary, shall be annually elected by 
ballot, at the annual meeting, at such place as the Gov- 
ernment may appoint, a majority of the members present 
being necessary to constitute an election ; and they shall 
continue in office for the term of one year, or until their 
successors are elected, and qualified to take their places. 
No person shall be eligible for the office of President, or 
Vice-President for more than three years in succession ; 
and five of the Directors, and one member of each of 
the Standing Committees, shall retire each year, in the 
order of every tenth one of the former and the last one 
of the latter, as their names shall stand on the balloting 
list. 

4. The Government of the Association shall choose the 
Secretary, and fix his salary; and may fill any vacancies 
occurring in their own body, after the annual election, by 
death, declination to serve, resignation, or any other cause, 
at any regular or special meeting at which a quorum shall 
be present. 

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Section III. 
Meetings of the Association. 

1. There shall be an annual meeting of the Association, 
for the choice of officers, and the transaction of other 
business, on the first Wednesday of September, at such 
place as the Government may appoint ; and notice of such 
meeting, signed by the Secretary, shall be mailed to the 
address of each member, at least ten days before the time 
fixed for the meeting. 

2. Special meetings may be called by the Government, 
or upon the Avritten application of twenty members not in 
the Government, to the Secretary; notice thereof to be 
given in the same manner as for the annual meetings. It 
shall require twenty members present at any meeting, to 
form a quorum ; and, in case of there not being a quorum, 
the meeting may be adjourned by the presiding officer. 



Section IY. 
Duties of Officers. 

1. It shall be the duty of the President, or, in his 
absence, of one of the Vice-Presidents, in the order of 
seniority, to preside at all meetings of the Association and 
of the Government ; and the President, or one of the Vice- 
Presidents, shall audit and sign the annual accounts of the 
Treasurer. 

2. The Treasurer shall keep an account of all moneys 
received and expended for the use of the Association, and 
shall make disbursements only upon vouchers approved in 
writing by the Secretary, and any member of the Coramitee 
on finance. When his term of office expires, he shall de- 
liver over to his successor all books, moneys, and other 



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property ; or, in the absence of the Treasurer elect, the 
same shall be delivered to the President. 

3. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to give notice 
of, aud attend, all meetings of the Association, and of the 
Government, and to keep a record of their doings ; to con- 
duct all correspondence, and carry into execution all orders, 
votes, and resolves, not otherwise committed; to keep a list 
of the members of the Association, collect the assessments, 
and pay them over to the Treasurer ; to notify officers and 
members of the Association of their election ; to notify 
members of their appointment on Committees, furnish the 
Chairman of each Committee with the copy of the vote 
under which the Committee is appointed, and, at his re- 
quest, give notice of the meetings of the Committee ; to 
prepare, under the direction of the Government, an Annual 
Report of the transactions and condition of the Associa- 
tion ; and, generally, to devote his best efforts to for- 
warding the business, and advancing the interests, of 
the Association. 

Section Y. 

Standing Committees. 

1. There shall be four standing Committees, viz. : — 

A Committee on Finance, 

„ „ „ Statistics, 

„ „ „ Machinery, 

„ „ „ Raw Materials ; 

each to consist of five members, and act under the direc- 
tion of the Government. 

2. The Committee on finance shall have the general 
superintendence of all matters of finance connected with 
the Association ; and one or other of the members thereof 



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shall give his written approval to all vouchers of expendi- 
ture, in order to their payment by the Treasurer. 

3. The Committee on statistics shall inquire after and 
collect statistical information relating to the manufacture 
of wool, especially such as will tend to show the progress 
of its various branches, both at home and abroad, and 
report the same to the Government of the Association. 

4. The Committee on machinery shall investigate new 
inventions and improvements relating to the manufacture 
of wool in any of its departments, which may from time to 
time be made public, and report thereon to the Govern- 
ment. 

5. The Committee on raw materials shall take into con- 
sideration the origin and extent of the various raw mate- 
rials used by the wool manufacturers of the United States, 
especially the supply and consumption of wool, the amount 
and character of the home growth, and the means best 
calculated to increase and diversify it, and report the 
results of their investigations to the government. 

6. The reports of the several Committees provided by 
this section shall be printed, and copies thereof sent to 
each member of the Association. 



Section YI. 

Amendment and Repeal. 

1. These By-laws may be amended or repealed by a 
vote of two-thirds of the members present at any duly or- 
ganized meeting of the Association, provided notice of such 
proposed change shall have been presented, in writing, at 
a previous meeting. 



OFFICERS. 



E. B. BIGELOW . . . 
T. S. FAXTON .... 
THEODORE POMEROY 
SAMUEL BANCROFT . 
WALTER HASTINGS . 
EDWARD P. BOND . . 



President . 
Vice-President 



Treasurer . 
Acting Secretary 



Boston, Mass. 
Utica, N.Y. 
PiTTSFiELD, Mass. 
Media, Pa. 
Boston, Mass. 
Boston, Mass. 



girwtors. 



Maine. 

R. W. ROBINSON . . . Dexter. 

J. H. BURLEIGH . . . South Berwick. 

THOMAS S. LANG . . N. Vassalboro'. 

Neiv Sa-mpshire. 
D. H. BUFFDM .... Great Falls. 

Vermont. 

S. woodward . . . Woodstock. 



Jtlassacliusetts . 



JKSSE EDDY . . 
S. BLACKINTON 
JOSHUA STETSON 
A. 0. RUSSELL . 
G H. GILBERT . 
0. W. HOLMES . 



Fall River. 

Nortli Adams. 

Boston. 

Great Barrington. 

Ware. 

Monson. 



Mhode Island. 
S. T. OLNEY .... Providence. 
ROWSE BABCOCK . . Westerly. 

Connecticut. 

HOMER BLANCHARD . Hartford. 

J. CONVERSE .... Stafford Springs. 

B. SEXTON Warehouse Point. 

GEORGE KELLOGG . . Rockville. 



New YorJe. 

A. J. WILLIAMS . . . Utica. 
CHARLES STOTT . . Hudson. 
EDWARD A. GREEN . New York. 

Pennsylvania . 
S. W. CATTELL . . . Philadelphia. 
EMANUEL HEY ... „ 

H. S. HUIDEKOPER . Meadville. 
JOHN COVODE . . . Lockport Station. 



Ohio. 



ALTON POPE . 
A. P. STONE . 



Cleveland. 
Columbus. 



Ketv Jersey. 

JONAS LIVERMORE . Blockwoodtown. 
DAVID OAKES . . . Bloomfield. 

Delatvare. 

WIILLAM DEAN . . .. Newark. 

Maryland. 

CHARLES WEATHERED, Baltimore. 



^tanbbjg Commitlws. 



Finance. 

3. W. EDMANDS . . . Boston, Mass. 



EDWARD HARRIS . 
S. D. W. HARRIS . . 
J. W. STITT . . . 
BENJAMIN BULLOCK 



Woonsocket, R.I. 
Rockville, Ct. 
New York, NY. 
Philadelphia, Pa. 



Statistics. 

R. G. HAZARD .... Peacedale, R.T. 
JAMES ROY .... West Troy, N.Y. 
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, Manayunk, Pa. 
N. KINGSBURY . . . Hartford, Ct. 
J. V. BARKER . . . Pittsfield, Mass. 



Maw Material. 

GEORGE W. BOND . . Boston Mass. 
H. D. TELLKAMPF . . New York, N.Y. 

S. B. STITT Philadelphia, Pa. 

T. S. FAXTON .... Utica, N. Y. 
J. J. ROBINSON . . . Rockville, Ct. 



Machinery. 



RICHARD GARSED 
J. K. KILBOURN . 
C. H. ADAMS . . 
ESTUS LAMB . . , 



Fraiikford, Pa. 
Pittsfield, Mass. 
Cohoes, N.Y. 
Blackstone, Mass. 



ROBERT MIDDLETON . Utica, N.Y. 



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LIST OF MEMBERS. 



Names. Residences. 

A. C. Russell, Agent Berkshire Woollen Co. . . . Great Barrington, Mass. 

J. J. Robinson, Agent American Mill Rockville, Conn. 

L. Pomeroy's Sons Pittsfield, Mass. 

A. & E. C. Pope, for Cleveland Woollen Mills . . Cleveland, 0. 

George Kellogg, Agent Rock Manufacturing Co. . Rockville, Conn. 

Edward Harris Woonsocket, R.I. 

D. & H. Stearns Pittsfield, Mass. 

William W. Billings, Agent Sequassen Woollen 

Co Windsor, Conn. 

Robert Middleton, Agent Globe Woollen Co. . . Utica, N.Y. 

John Gardner, Salisbury Mills Boston, Mass. 

A. J. Williams, Empire Woollen Co "Utica, N.Y. 

George Brayton, Treasurer Star Mills Middleboro' (Juddo), Mass. 

Loam Snow New Bedford, Mass. 

H. Blanchard, Treasurer Home Woollen Co. . . . Hartford (Beacon Hills), Conn. 

Elias Titus & Sons Poughkeepsie; N.Y. 

John W. Whittal, Waterbury Mills 

A. D. Le Fevre, Glenville Mills 

George Maxwell, Agent Hockanum Co Rockville, Conn. 

E. B. Bigelow , . Boston, Mass. 

C. H. Adams Cohoes, N.Y. 

George Y. Learned, Treas'r Taconic Mills . . . Pittsfield, Mass. 

Dean & Lamonte South Adams, Mass. 

R. G. Hooper, Agent Thames Woollen Co. . . . Montville, Conn. 

S. H. Sibley Warren, Mass. 

S. W. Brayton & Co North Adams, Mass. 

F. W. Hinsdale & Bro Hinsdale, Mass. 

Edward H. Robinson, President Daleville Mills . Willington, Conn. 

James Roy & Co West Troy, N.Y. 

B. E. Hooker, Treasurer Broad Brook Co. . . . Broad Brook, Conn. 
N. Kingsbury & Co Hartford, Conn. 

C. J. Kittredge, Pres't Plunkett Woollen Co. . . Hinsdale, Mass.- 

J. Z. & C. Goodrich & Co Glendale, Stockbridge, Mass. 



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Names. Residences. 

Pittsfield Woollen Co., T. Pomeroy Pittsfield, Mass. 

Southwick, Sheble, & Green, Agents Saxony Woollen 

Co Little Falls, N.Y. 

New-England Co., Allen Hammond, Agent Rockville, Conn. 

S. D. W. Harris „ „ 

S. U. Church & Bro Middlefield, Mass. 

S. N. & C. Russell Pittsfield, Mass. 

Peck & Kilbourn ,, ^^ 

Chester Morse & Co Marcellus, N.Y. 

Chapin & Downes Providence, R.I. 

H. Sayles & Son Pascoag, R.I. 

W. R. Parks Palmer, Mass. 

Crane & Waters Millbury, Mass. 

M. S. & S. Lapham „ „ 

George T. Johnson, Agent Miller's River Manufacturing 

Co • Athol, Mass. 

Lounsbury, Bissell.& Co Winnepauk, Conn. 

Norwalk Mills '. „ „ 

Union Manufacturing Co Norwalk, „ 

C. E. Parsons Springfield, Mass. 

George H. Gilbert & Co Ware, „ 

Solomon Woodward Woodstock, Vt. 

Jesse Eddy & Son Fall River, Mass. 

Gardner Brewer Boston, „ 

W. C. Whitridge, President Dighton Woollen Co. . . . Dighton, „ 

A. L. Clark & Co Philmont, N.Y. 

P. C. Allen Windsorville, ConA 

East-Windsor Woollen Co., B. Sexton, President . . . Warehouse Point, Conn. 

T. S. Faxton, Globe Woollen Co Utica, N.Y. 

R. Garsed, Tremont Woollen Co Frankford, Pa. 

Glenham Co., William M. Dart, Agent Glenham, N.Y. 

T. Quincy Browir, Treas. Assabet Manufacturing Co. . Boston, Mass. 

Granville M. Clark, Treas. Adriatic Mill Worcester, Mass. 

Terry Manufacturing Co., by Henry Terry .... Plymouth Hollow, Conn. 

E. H. Hyde Stafford, Conn. 

Florence Mills, George Kellogg, jun.. Agent Rockville, „ 

C. Alden Springfield, Mass. 

Hampden Cotton Manufacturing Co., C. W. Holmes, 

Agent Monson, „ 

Elizur Smith Lee, „ 

Camden Woollen Mill (Camden, N.J. ), S. B. Stitt, Treas- 
urer Philadelphia, Pa. 

Samuel Bancroft Media, Pa. 

L. M. Capron & Sons Webster, Mass. 

Burroughs & Bartlett - North Oxford, Mass. 

P. Anderson, Agent and Treasurer Baldwin Co. . . . Lowell, Mass. 

H. H. Chamberlin & Co. Worcester, Mass. 

Elting Woollen Co., William Elting, Agent Norwich, Conn. 

Steam Woollen Co., S. Harris, Agent Catskill, N.Y. 



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Names. Residences. 

Schagliticoke Woollen Mills, Amos Briggs, Presi- 
dent 

John V. Barker & Bros Pittsfield, Mass. 

Mill-River Woollen Manufacturing Company, 

Thomas S. Hall, President Stamford 

Charles A. Stevens Ware, Mass. 

Ravine Manufacturing Co., South Wilbraham, Mass. 

Scantic Manufacturing Co., L. E. Sage, Agent . . „ „ „ 

George W. Bond Boston, Mass. 

Curtis & Murdock Worcester, Mass. 

John L. King Springfield, „ 

H. S. Huidekoper Meadville, Pa. 

Galen C. Moses Bath, Me. 

Waldo & Son Arcade, Wyoming Co., Pa. 

John B. Talcott, Secretary New-Britain Knitting 

Company New Britain, Conn. 

J. Harrison, Orange-County Woollen Mills . . . Newburgh, N.Y. 

D. Henshaw Ward Keene, N.H. 

George Roberts, Treasurer Hartford Carpet Com- 
pany Hartford, Conn. 

Daniel Curtiss & Co Woodbury, Conn. 

E. Winslow Williams, Yantic Mills Norwich, Conn. 

Washington Mills, Joshua Stetson, Treasurer . . Boston, Mass. 

Burlington Woollen Co., Joshua Stetson, Treas'r . „ „ 

Milton Mills, E. R. Mudge, Sawyer, & Co., Agents „ „ 

Allen & Gibson Otto, N.Y. 

P. W. Hart Stamford, Delaware Co., N.Y. 

Levi Yanney Ephratah, Fulton Co., N.Y. 

A. Van Sickler Madrid, N.Y. 

George P. Evans Philadelphia, Penn. 

S. W. Gregory Plattsburg, N.Y. 

Almon Harris Fisherville, N.H. 

P. S. Haines Newburgh, N.Y. 

C. L. Harding Cambridge, Mass. 

Gardner Colby Boston, Mass. 

James L. Little ,, „ 

Austin Sumner „ „ 

Charles Merriam „ „ 

0. H. Perry 

W. C. Chapin Lawrence, Mass. 

J. Wiley Edmands Boston, Mass. 

Nelson Walling Millbury, Mass. 

Thomas Lewis Naugatuck, Conn. 

B. F. & D. Holden West Concord, N.H. 

Isaac R. Blauvelt Spring Valley, N.Y. 

James S. Knowlton Troy, N.Y. 

Azro B. Morgan „ „ 

Lester Stone Westfield, N.Y. 

S. 0. Brown Dover, Me. 



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Names. Residences. 

D. D. Crombie Lawrence, Mass. 

Brown & Clark Westerly, R.I. 

Edward C Damon Concord, Mass. 

James Irving Chester, Penn. 

Taft, Weeden, & Co Providence, R.I. 

Adolphus Merriam Boston, Mass. 

Holmes, Whitmore, & Co Springfield, Vt. 

S. W. Scott Uxbridge, Mass. 

J. M. Babcock & Co Barnstead, N.H. 

Benjamin Bullock & Sons Philadelphia, Penn. 

Moses Sargent, jun Lake Village, N.H. 

H. Waterbury Eensselaerville, N.Y. 

Walter Hastings Boston, Mass. 

R. W. Robinson Dexter, Me. 

J. H. Burleigh South Berwick, Me. 

Thomas S. Lang North Vassalboro', Me. 

D. H. Buffum Great Falls, N.H. 

S. Blackinton North Adams, Mass. 

S. T. Olney Providence, R.L 

Rowse Babcock Westerly, R.I. 

J.Converse Stafford Springs, Conn. 

J. W. Stitt New York, N.Y. 

R. G. Hazard Peacedale, R.L 

Archibald Campbell Manayunk, Penn. 

Charles Stott Hudson, N.Y. 

Edward A. Green New York, N.Y. 

S. W. Cattell Philadelphia, Penn. 

Emanuel Hey d » 

A. P. Stone Columbus, 0. 

Jonas Livermore Blockwoodtown, N.J. 

David Oakes Bloomfield, N.J. 

William Dean Newark, Del. 

Charles Weathered Baltimore, Md. 

H. D. Tellkampf New York, N.Y. 

Estus Lamb Blackstone, Mass. 

John Covode Lockport Station, Penn. 

R. M. Bailey Boston, Mass. 

A. C. Dunham Hartford, Conn. 

L. J. Stiaetny New York, N.Y. 



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GOVERNMENT MEETING. 



The first meeting of the Government of the Association was 
held December 21, 1864, in the rooms of the Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology, in Boston, the President in the 
chair. 

Mr. T. QuiNCY Browne, of Boston, was chosen Secretary 
pro tern. 

The Hon. John Covode, of Pennsylvania, Messrs. R. M. 
Bailey, of Massachusetts, A. C. Dunham, of Connecticut, and 
J. A. Stiastny, of New York, were duly elected members of 
the Association. 

The Hon. John Covode was unanimously chosen a Director> 
thus filling a vacancy in the Board. 

In conformity with a provision of the By-laws concerning 
the election of honorary members, a Committee, consisting of 
the President, Messrs. George William Bond, J. Wiley 
Edmands, and J. J. Robinson, was appointed to nominate 
three candidates. Upon their report, the Hon. Henry S. 
Randall, of New York, Justin S. Morrill, Member of Con- 
gress from Vermont, and Isaac Newton, Commissioner of 
Agriculture, Washington, D.C., were unanimously elected 
honorary members of the Association. 

The question of electing a permanent Secretary was then 
taken up, considered, and intrusted to a Committee, with full 
power to make the appointment, temporarily or permanently, 
as they may deem expedient, and to fix the salary. This 
Committee consists of the President, Messrs. J. Wiley Ed- 
mands, Edward Harris, Theodore Pomeroy, N. Kingsbury, 
and T. S. Faxton. 



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The same Committee, on motion of Mr. Joshua Stetson, 
were empowered to take such action as thej shall deem expe- 
dient, in case of any legislation by Congress affecting the 
woollen interest. 

On motion of Mr. N. Kingsbury, it was voted, that the 
Peesident be requested to prepare and print a statement of 
the objects and plan of the Association, with such explana- 
tions and remarks as he may deem appropriate ; appending 
thereto an account of the organization, its articles of asso- 
ciation, its By-laws, a list of its oflScers and members, and the 
proceedings of this meeting ; and that he transmit copies of 
the pamphlet to the several members of the Association, and 
to such other persons as he may think likely to take an 
interest in the cause. 

On motion of Hon. J. Wiley Edmands, it was voted, that the 
next meeting of the Government of the Association be held 
in the city of New York ; and, on motion of Mr. R. W. Robin- 
son, it was also voted that the time of holding said meeting 
shall be determined by the President. 

The meeting was then dissolved. 



NOTICE. 



Members desiring to present Candidates for Member- 
ship are requested to fill up the subjoined Form of Notice, 
in conformity with Section 1st of the By-Laws, and to 
transmit the same to Edwaed P. Bond, Boston, Acting 
Secretary of the Association. 



A71i 55, W^ 



To the Secretary of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers: 

Sir, 

I hereby propose for election, as a Member of our 

Association, Mr. 

of 

Respectfully yours, 



1865. 



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